GULF HIGH SCHOOL
Valedictorians and Salutatorians
| 1924 | ROSCOE BUSH HENDERSON | PAUL HUGH WYNN |
| 1925 | GLADYS FERN BRAKE* | SARAH ELIZABETH BAKER* |
| 1926 | IDA MAUDE STARKE | EVELYN ELIZABETH WADDY |
| 1927 | HELEN FISHER | ? |
| 1928 | JEAN FULLINGTON | CORINNE CLARK |
| 1929 | ? (see note) | ? (see note) |
| 1930 | JESSE FOSTER GAY | WILLIAM HATTON |
| 1931 | RUDOLPH L. SNYDER | FRANCES KIRKMAN |
| 1932 | DONALD WILKES | FRANCIS LUIKART |
| 1933 | ELSIE WILLIS | BETTY FULFORD |
| 1934 | WENDELL DUSTIN WATERS | VIRGINIA RAVENHALL |
| 1935 | NELLE MOORE | MENNO OTIS BRAKE |
| 1936 | ROSA LEE ZUBER | MARGARET THIEL |
| 1937 | RUBY VERA PATTERSON | FRANK T. MOORE |
| 1938 | OLGA PALANSKY | RICHARD PARKER |
| 1939 | ILLIMAE WILLIAMSON | ELEANOR BAILLIE |
| 1940 | GLADYS WILLIS | FRANCES OSBORNE |
| 1941 | IDA GAINES | RICHARD PIATT |
| 1942 | DAVID LINN LUIKART | ROBERT HALL COLGAN |
| 1943 | SAM BAILLIE | JAMES F. CLARK |
| 1944 | AZALEE TOWNSEND | LOIS DINGMAN |
| 1945 | CAROLINE MAYTUM | CHARLENE REID |
| 1946 | VIRGINIA LAINEN | EDDIE F. SWARTSEL |
| 1947 | HARRY CLARK | BYRUM COOPER |
| 1948 | KENDALL LORCH | SAMUEL WITHROWE |
| 1949 | HELEN BALCOM | LUCILLE GUESS |
| 1950 | JOYCE McCLAMMA | JEAN BUHLER |
| 1951 | WALTER ANDREW CASSON, JR. | RICHARD JOSEPH MILBAUER |
| 1952 | CECIL P. LOECHELT | TANNER “DIXIE” HENDRICK III |
| 1953 | KAREN LEWIS | KATINA JOHN |
| 1954 | KAY SUE DECUBELLIS | ALVA RITA SAWYER |
| 1955 | GAIL CASSON | CLARA FREDERICK |
| 1956 | WAYNE NORFLEET and JOHN MANUEL | (none) |
| 1957 | SHIRLEY ANN FREDERICK | FRANCES CAROLYN SIGMON |
| 1958 | GLORIA NESSLER | BARBARA BRUNNER |
| 1959 | STEPHEN BUSH | EUGENE SAWYER |
| 1960 | RUTH ANN JACOBIK | JUDITH MARIE SCHARABOK |
| 1961 | SYLVIA DIANE NESSLER | JAMES ARTHUR TITUS |
| 1962 | ALENE SUE YARROW | ROBERT MICHAEL FIKE |
| 1963 | LAURIE LEE BAKER | WILLIAM TIMOTHY SLATER |
| 1964 | BARBARA ANN KOLEAN | MARY LOUISE WEST |
| 1965 | RICHARD LEE MARCHMAN | LES A. SNYDER |
| 1966 | PATRICIA ANN SIDNEY | BETTY A. BEAVER |
| 1967 | LINDA JANET WALSH | DANIEL JOHN FORTUNA |
| 1968 | CATHERINE POST | SUSAN MALLETT |
| 1969 | PHILIP NEETZ | CHARLES GUM |
| 1970 | JAMES MICHAEL DONALDSON | MARY ANN DANKO |
| 1971 | LINDA RUPP | CHRISTINE SHORT |
| 1972 | JAMES W. PRITCHARD III | RICK VARGO and RICHARD WILLIAMS |
| 1973 | JOHN COHEE and BOB BACHTOLD | WILLA SHIVERS |
| 1974 | ELLEN C. PERRY | PAUL WILT |
| 1975 | WILLIAM JEFFREY TATUM | KEVIN ARTHUR YARNELL |
| 1976 | ROBERT JAMES COUGHLIN | DORI LYNN RATHERT |
| 1977 | RONALD MARLOWE | RICHARD JOSEPH DAVIS |
| 1978 | KRISTINA BUTTINGHAUSEN | JUDY ORTON |
| 1979 | WILLIAM ALBRECHT | BRIAN MOYER |
| 1980 | SPENCER WESLEY FARROW | ANDREW FRANCIS WILLIAMS |
| 1981 | MARIE ANN WEINER | CAROLINE ELIZABETH RUMLEY |
| 1982 | TONJA RAE OLSON | LUCIA ANNE ADKINSON |
| 1983 | KENNETH PAUL HIGHHOUSE | JOHN VINCENT MALONEY |
| 1984 | LOUIS GERARD DEPAOLIS | P. DANIEL KANGAS |
| 1985 | JENNIFER A. MEYER | REBECCA JEAN HYDER |
| 1986 | JEROME AUSTIN KARNICK | JOANNE MARIE BRITZ |
| 1987 | MICHAEL PARKS PATEY | DONALD KEYES |
| 1988 | TINA ALEXOPOULOS | TED MARTIN SICHELMAN |
| 1989 | JOSEPH E. FRENCL | MISTI MELISSA CLARK |
| 1990 | JOSEPH MICHAEL ANDRUZZI | JEROME ALAN NAPOLI |
| 1991 | JENNIFER JO BLYTH | AMY RACHEL HERRICK |
| 1992 | HSAIO LING LAI | NICOLE KEON |
| 1993 | JASON SCOTT MURPHY and KOSTANDINOS JOHN STUBOS | PAMELA CATHARINE WELLER |
| 1994 | SERGIO MERTSCHING | SEAN DAVID BURNS |
| 1995 | MICHAEL POLLACK and KEITH JOSEPH MYERS | CAROLINE RENEE O’NEILL |
| 1996 | AMANDA CATHERINE JEZEK
and WHITNEY ANN GUZDZIAL |
KRISTI MICHELLE HOWE |
| 1997 | NEETA S. TOPRANI | JAMES KEITH WALKA |
| 1998 | DAVID KEITH BOTELHO and SCOTT ROBERT MYERS | JENNIFER LYNN BARBOOKLES and KRISTA MARIE BITTENBENDER |
| 1999 | PAUL POLLACK | AMANDA KENNEDY |
| 2000 | ERIC CHRISTOPHER BREITENSTEIN | JAMIE LYNN HOGAN |
| 2001 | DAVID ANDREW PIRMAN | BARBARA JEAN CARR |
| 2002 | MEGAN MARIE RASHID | SALVATORE TORRE |
| 2003 | MELODY JOY GOODENOUGH | RUTH TARA-LYNN VAUGHN |
| 2004 | THANH DIEU THI DOAN | MICHAEL ADAY |
| 2005 | JULIE ANNE SALVA CRUZ BILLEDO | BRITTANY CIARA MUETZEL |
| 2006 | JESSICA MICHELLE BENNETT | EMILY GRACE GUIDA |
| 2007 | THANH Q. TRAN | JONATHAN MUÑOZ |
| 2008 | JENNIFER NICOLE JOHNSON | COURTNEY LEIGH COHEN |
| 2009 | JAMIELEE’ DALTON HYATT | BRITTANY NOEL MOTTA |
| 2009-IB | ALICE BETA CHANG | MARIO TALANGA |
| 2010 | JACKSON THOMAS LOOP | CASEY LYNN PEREIRA |
| 2010-IB | KELVIN THAI TRAN | CODY WAYNE JOHNSON |
| 2011 | ZACHARY MARK IVANAC | MARÍ ALLYSSA MERCADO |
| 2011-IB | LAUREN GEORGIA KANAPKA and BRANDI MARIE TAYLOR | NICHOLAS ROBERT BAKER |
| 2012 | BRITTANY MARIE ADAMS | JESSIKA PAIGE EGLIN |
| 2012-IB | SHREE SUNDARESH | COREY ALEXANDER PALERMO and AISHWARYA SUBRAMANIAN |
| 2013 | COURTNEY ANNE FLOR | NICHOLAS JAMES BULIGA |
| 2013-IB | CHRISTINA LEE ENGLER and BRITTNEY NICOLE GERVASI | ZEBA ALVI |
| 2014 | JOSIE ANNALIESE BREADY | EVAN WILLIAM MOORE |
| 2014-IB | DAVID MASELLA GRANIERO and JULIDE ELIZABETH IYE | SHANE MATTHEW GILLEN |
| 2015 | JACQUELYN NAGY | BRIANNA LUIS |
| 2015-IB | MACKENZIE MARQUES | AAKASH PANJABI and JAYSSE IVAN TANGHAL |
| 2016 | LYNDSY MARIE NIEDER | RENEE CASSIE BORDEN |
| 2016-IB | JUAN MANUEL LEIS-PRETTO | MARIYA MENDEL |
| 2017 | SABINA RAMIC | CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON |
| 2017-IB | DARYA KOZHEVNIKOVA | JANELLE TANGHAL and SONIA PANJABI |
| 2018 | NATHAN TATUM | AUDREY VILAIHONG |
| 2018-IB | KRISTOF CSEH | ARTURO LEIS-PRETTO |
| 2019 | AMY GRAY | EMELLIA DUNFEE |
| 2019-IB | KATERINA QUINTELA, LINDSAY RODRIGUEZ, ANNA THODHORI | VIRGINIA SANSON |
| 2020 | JUAN DELEON | KYLE MASON |
| 2020-IB | NIKODEM GAZDA | KRISZTIAN CSEH |
| Notes: In the 1922-23 school year there was no senior class. However, valedictory and salutatory
addresses were given in 1923 by tenth grade students Doris Mary Miles and Evelyn Elizabeth
Waddy as part of a ceremony marking the graduation of the sophomores from the junior to
the senior department of the school.
In 1925, Gladys Fern Brake and Sarah Elizabeth Baker were tied academically. It was customary then to have the salutatory address near the beginning of the program and the valedictory address near the end. Baker was chosen to deliver the salutatory address and Brake was chosen to deliver the valedictory address. The New Port Richey Press article describing the 1929 graduation includes a detailed list of who spoke but does not mention a valedictorian or salutatorian. This seems to suggest that they did not speak and perhaps that there were no students selected that year. The graduates in 1929 were: Leola Baillie, Lucille Bechtold, Maxine Brake, Casper Cooper, Anna Hahn, Metta Hamilton, Harold Hunter, Emil Klepach, Louis Kolb, Myrtle Lapham, Charlotte Lautenslager, Stanley Marrs, Maxine Pierce, and Pauline Stevenson. |
